Regardless of its future legacy, the Olympics are here now, and east London has much to be proud of.

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And those continue now and in the future regardless of -- or in concert with the military mission.

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You are not seeing these crazy prices for furniture makers like George Nakashima anymore, but he will remain a blue-chip name in American furniture in the future, regardless of the vagaries of the market right now.

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